Charles Fischer

Another jaw-dropping diving catch by Bryce Boettcher that saved runs!

Unbelievable fielding play by Drew Smith...whew!

This bomb by Walsh was BIG in the game!

Oregon had a better hitting day than the eight runs represented, as we left an astounding 15 stranded on bases. We were not getting clutch hits...until we did. We finished the game with six of the eight runs scored when the Ducks had two outs! Jeffrey Heard went 3-5 with two RBIs. Drew Smith went 3-4 with two RBIs. Jacob Walsh went 1-4, but hit a two-run homer and tied the career Home Run record at Oregon. Bradley Mullan is about to throw the final strike to win the game! Our pitching is improving, as RJ Gordon gave up four runs in 5.1 innings. Logan Mercado pitched 2.2 innings in relief and gave up none, and Bradley Mullan pitched the ninth, and closed the Bruins down. Our Pac-12 lead is still only half-a-game, as the Bastard Beavers also won today versus Arizona State. Watch Our Beloved Ducks at 6:00 PM Saturday night. Go to GoDucks.com, then Baseball, then Schedule, scroll down to the second game and click on "Pac-12 Los Angeles."

Nevada...no sweat. I've seen so many "analyses" of Oregon that were flat-out ignorant. The time difference is real, and goes to show how ignored we would have continued to be in the Pac-12.

I have a Twitter account and never post...but it allows me to open and read all these interesting tweets we see every day. Do it...

If you look at this article, and this article...it is very evident that Oregon will have more talent in the defensive backfield than EVER in my Oregon memory. And that is considering we are playing five defensive backs with a 4-2-5 defense. The fifth defensive back is the STAR position, where a linebacker to turned into a rugged corner/nickel to play tough run support, but yet cover a WR as needed. Then I see Hampton say,...This year's secondary is deep enough and talented enough that Hampton and defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi have both suggested they may play more dime coverage, which incorporates extra defensive backs. "That's kind of the hope," Hampton said of playing dime. So on the field it would look like a 4-1-6? "That way we can utilize these guys' skillsets. We have a bunch of them. We have some really good players. I'm fired up about our corners. The more guys we can get on the field the better, and I think it will help us in pass coverage for sure." In particular you see the stunning amount of talent in the first article linked above. But I gotta ask...."is a dime defense that right call for the B1G?" Aren't they a ground-and-pound conference, and proud of it? This will be interesting to follow... Tysheem Johnson

Smartest thing to me? Put that money into something yielding income to fund their Baseball team to the fullest. Thus they can continue to compete at a high level at ONE sport...

Speaking of the B1G...what the heck? You gotta admit...that was funny! (Well played by our new B1G friends)

Big brother Utah is already ashamed of him... Glad to be moving on to the B1G!

Beaver fans are now getting it, but still cling to the hope of everyone returning, and yet place no responsibility on their own administrators. (You know, like Oregon fans are doing with Mullens right now?) Reading below from their message board started to make me feel sorry for them until I thought of the 30 million being stolen from Oregon Athletics. Naw! By divesting their interest? They speed up the rate of the decline.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Call me a bad fan. Call me a quitter. Call me whatever. I've deleted Twitter the last couple weeks, Facebook, etc. Twitter is where I get 95% of my sports news. I just cannot do it anymore. I can't continue to follow OSU athletics to the same extent I have the last 10 or so years. It hurts too much. It kills me seeing literally all of our athletes programs slowly die." "I could never fully disconnect. But I've cut my sports consumption down by a good 80%. It's the only way to stop the constant hurt. To any of you who are still as invested as ever, I applaud you. I really do. I just can't do it anymore." "I know it is extreme but I can understand where he is coming from. From someone who grew up in Corvallis, both parents worked for the university, having graduated from OSU, went to practically every OSU related sporting event since I could walk, it feels like the death of something you truly love". "No this has nothing to do with men's basketball. I figured most likely everyone would transfer out, Tinkle is a horrible coach. This has everything to do with WBB and now the reality setting in of what's to come for OSU in general these next 2 years. We all had this idea that the wbb team really had a genuine love for OSU, the coaching staff, and Corvallis. That they would stay together and try to pursue a national title, the pieces were there. Then TVO announces yesterday she is leaving and then the rumors of TG, and Beers leaving and we are back to square one. It feels like if they are leaving and giving up on that then it is really hopeless." "Don’t tell other folks how to be a fan. It’s a personal choice. After 25 plus years following every move of the football program, I feel myself disconnecting slowly with all of this… I’m very interested in how this all shakes out because I think it’s the beginning of the end for college athletics. But am I going to go absolutely bonkers over our two deep, or am I going to cancel other activities to watch every second of our games (which i would do as recently as 2023)…I don’t think so." "I’ll never quit the Beavs, but I can certainly see how they’ll be less important to me as we move through this next phase of relegation. Each additional piece of bad news and a lack of progress back into relevance is just another paper cut…eventually I’ll bleed it all out. Go Beavs." "Exactly. I'm planning on paying not much attention to fall camp. (Vs reading every single practice report in prior years). I'll still likely watch every game. But I just have to disconnect myself. It just sucks too much." "Wait until the transfer portal hits our baseball team this off season as well. Wouldn't surprise me if several key players left for "Greener" pastures or the MLB draft at their earliest. I'm done with any paid sports at this point. Much better use of time and money spent elsewhere. Enjoy life and not this crap! It goes by all too quickly." After 60 years of living and dying with Beaver basketball, I am finished. I cannot continue to invest that much mental energy or money into something that no longer resembles college basketball in its heyday. It is no longer a community. It is all about the individual, money and attention. I will not attend, I will not watch on tv, and I will not care. If the remainder of the womens basketball players move on and destroy a beautiful thing that they have built, then I will do that same with that team. I am now a baseball and football fan only.... and we shall see about football." "I used to try to comfort myself by thinking that all of this portal/NIL business was going to kill the golden goose and that fans would quickly be turned off by the whole thing. I have come to realize that, at least for the near future, the only two programs that will be gutted by the system is ours and Wazzu. Look at the numbers, college sports have never been so popular, we are just not going to be part of the discussion going forward. This is about the affiliation, it has little or nothing to do with 'business as usual' transfers out. The only thing that will save us in the coming years is the recognition that the realignment idea was a bust, and regionalism returns in some form. Short of that, we are slipping away towards mediocrity. My enthusiasm level is slipping away along with it."

Locklyn was quoting Martin Luther King Jr. to a white coach? Huh, do you really want to go there Lock? (See full quote by clicking on the Twitter/X post above) Maybe it was not meant that way...

Now keep in mind...that Coach Lanning always says we will improve the position when a coach leaves. I think there is a TON behind the scenes that we do not know about, and it is Lanning's call to make. Too bad Mullens gave away 30 million...so now we cannot match tOSU's offer, or buyout Kelly Graves? (You might want to click on the Twitter/X post to see all that was written by Coach Lock)

As you may know, we play at one LA school, and the other comes to PK Park. This year Oregon (20-7) travels to UCLA, and due to injuries--the Bruins started out badly and sit at 11-15 on the year. But they are really coming on in the last three weeks, as beat Washington State and USC in their series (remember that USC just beat Oregon State in two games) and the Bruins swept Arizona. Crap. So they are a team of great momentum, and at home. Like the other series, this Pac-12 series promises to be very tough and close. History to be aware of... --UCLA won two of three games in Eugene last year...when they were struggling and Oregon had their Super-Regional year. --UCLA swept the Ducks each of their last three visits to California. --In Oregon's last visit to UCLA, the Ducks lost all three games by one run. (Please pass the razor blades) The series starts tonight at 7:05 PM, and you can watch on Live Stream; go to GoDucks.com, then Sports, then Baseball, then Schedule, and scroll down to the first UCLA game and click on "Pac-12 Networks" and watch some great college Baseball!

Google and GoDucks.com are places to search of those who wish to pursue this,

From that time period....another good one! A good analogy for Oregon State? The beer, and the OSU Athletics driving off and fading away?

OK.... How could I forget about their propensity to mess things up? (And then blame everyone else for it...)

And you will note the stark contrast between Oregon and Oregon State fans, as Beavers ignore the incompetence of their leaders in the past, while Oregon fans are clearly sticking the results right on Mullens where it belongs. We are not blind, and we are willing to take the medicine to solve the illness. I did not think that people are that different, but there sure seems to be quite a difference between Oregon and Oregon State fans concerning the actions of their athletic directors. Whew!

Wow. Oram continues the narrative of Beaver fans; the world is not fair, and OSU is being treated poorly. Nowhere in that nonsense he wrote is there any taking accountability for the actions and incompetence by prior Oregon state sports administrations that brought them to this point. The fault is with UO, the Sports Landscape, money, and on and on and on. It is never their own fault. Will accountability EVER set in?

One thing about joining the B1G is how so many writers are exposed for knowing NOTHING about Oregon. The time difference is real, and we could be on the MOON for all they know.

He can't afford to because he gave Oregon State 30 million, and took away a home game from us and gave it to the Beavers.

What could the plan be? They are still a Group-5 team no matter how much they spend of the 300 million on lipstick. They are bound to their fate, and extracting a major pound of flesh from everyone else to try to assuage their pain.